Question

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the open ocean?

Answer 1

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1. C.) the open begins at the low tide mark and extends to the end of the continental shelf.

2. B.) Organisms in the intertidal zone experience greater extremes of temperature and wave action than organisms in the near shore zone.

Answer 2

The correct options are as follows:
1. C
The open ocean does not begin at the low tide mark and extend to the continental shelf, the oceanic zone typically begins in the offshore area where the water measures about 200 meters deep or deeper and it extends to the ocean floor.
2. B.
The inter tidal zone in the marine aquatic environment refers to the areas of the foreshore and the seabeds which is exposed to the air at low tide and submerged at high tide. One of the features of the inter tidal zone is that it is exposed to extreme temperatures, from very hot to near freezing point.<span />